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Missouri Senate appropriations panel amends FY2026 operating budget, including $60M for rural roads and $200M for schools
Summary
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee has amended the state's fiscal year 2026 operating budget to include a $60 million reappropriation to the rural roads fund and a proposed $200 million increase to the foundation formula, senators said.
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee has amended the state's fiscal year 2026 operating budget to include a $60 million reappropriation to the rural roads fund and a proposed $200 million increase to the foundation formula, senators said.
Sen. Rusty Black Absolocoffee, vice chair of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee, said the version senators are working on differs from what the governor suggested to lawmakers three months ago. "What the governor suggested to lawmakers 3 months ago may look different now," Sen. Black said.
Sen. Maggie Nirenburn of Kansas City, a member of the panel, said the committee's changes are improvements compared with earlier proposals. "These changes are, so far, improvements over the initial budget proposal," Sen. Nirenburn said.
The committee's amended Senate version departs from the text sent over by the Missouri House of Representatives, according to the report. After the Senate finalizes its version, Missouri Senate-House conference committees will be formed to reconcile differences between the chambers. Fiscal year 2026 begins July 1, the report said.
The amendment described in the discussion includes two specific funding items noted by speakers: a $60 million reappropriation to the rural roads fund and a $200 million increase to the foundation formula. The transcript did not specify which line items or agencies would administer the funds, nor did it provide a detailed breakdown of offsets or revenue sources for those figures.
The discussion, as recorded, focused on the committee's role in reshaping the House and governor proposals rather than on final votes or specific statutory changes. No vote tallies, amendment numbers, or ordinance/resolution identifiers were included in the transcript excerpt.
Conference committees will next negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions; the amended Senate text will be one input to that process. Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan.
